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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES O. BARRETT, OF MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIAASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FARMAN T. FISH, OF SAME PLACE.

LIGHT-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.420,29 2, dated January 28, 1890. Application filed January 12, 1889. Serial No. 296,134. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: In Fig. 3, A is a rod of soft iron, steel, or Be it known that I, JAMES O. BARRETT, a copper, or other non-elastic but flexible metal. citizen of the United States, residing at Mead- This rod is supported at a by being firmly ville, in the county of Crawford and State of fixed to a plug a,which will screw into a com- 50 Pennsylvania, have invented certain newand mon gas-cock. This plug has an orifice a useful Improvements in Light-Holders; and parallel with the rod A. A is a light rub- I do hereby declare the following to be a full, ber tube which fits over the rod A loosely, clear, and exact description of the invention, so as to allow a passage for gas, and draws such as will enable others skilled in the art to tightly over the plug a, and has inserted in 55 which it appertains to make and use the same. its outer end a nipple O. The dotted lines This invention relates to means forholding in Fig. 3 show that the arm can be bent in a gas-jet or other light; and it consists in-cerany desired form and will not react. The tain improvements in the construction of the rubber tube will be sufficiently light to not same, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and have enough resiliency to react the rod A. 60 explained, and pointed out in the claims. In Fig. 4 there is a rod A like the rod A The object of my invention is to provide an in Fig. 3, around which is wound the electric arm, of flexible and practically non-elastic or conductor D, and the lamp 0 is supported non-reacting material, for supporting a gas-jet by the flexible non-elastic rod. or electric lamp,whereby the light can be held The rods A and A will be of sufficient size 6 5 in various positions, as desired. Such a deto support their own weight and that of the vice is especially useful for holding a light light and the conductor when bent in any deabout machinery,where it is necessary to hold sired position. it inside of a cylinder or other out-of-the-way WVhat I claim as new is place, so that the operator can observe the ac- 1. In a light holder, the combination, with 70 2 5 tion of an obscure tool or part of the machine. the burner, of an arm of flexible and prac-' Jointed gas-fixtures are common for this purtically non-elastic or non-reacting material pose; but they are often inefficient for the supporting said burner. I purpose, and flexible tubes are sometimes 2. In a light-holder, the combination, with used, but they are also elastic and have to be the burner, of an arm of hollow, flexible, and 75 held in place when bent abruptly. practically non-elastic or non-reacting mate- My invention is illustrated in the accomrial supporting said burner and conveying panying drawings, as follows: the lighting agent to the same.

Figure 1 is a view showing my device in 3. In a light-holder, the combination, with use for holding a light within a steam-engine the burner, of an arm of flexible and prac- 8o cylinder when it is being bored out. Fig. 2 tically non-elastic or non-reacting material is a longitudinal sectional view of my device. supporting said burner, and a conduit or Fig. 3 is alike view of an alternative construcconductor for the lighting agent leading to tion. Fig. 4 shows my device in connection said burner and supported by said arm.

with an incandescent electric-light lamp. In testimony whereofIattiX my signature in 85 The construction is as follows: In Fig. 2,A presence of two witnesses.

is a tube of flexible and practically non-elastic metal, such as lead or soft copper. This tube JAMES O. BARRETT. is connected at one end with the gas-burner Witnesses: or nipple C, and at the other end with a sc'rew- J. N. MOOLOSKEY,

threaded plug a, which connects with a com- ISAAC MONDERAN.

mon gas-cock B. 

